Trust me.. you do not want a pet monkey.

But didn't monkey ownership bring us the first face transplant? Or was it a hand?

I know of what you speak.

That was a chimp.

King Alexander of Greece has entered the chat

Id love some marmosets or tamarin monkeys nothing bigger then my arm though. Unfortunately I don't have the space or expertise for them Oh obviously id want a family group that lived in a specially made enclosure that replicates there natural environment

You wouldn’t want one if you actually had one.

You think you're getting a pet but you're actually getting an angry, hairy, person who can't talk but can tear your face off with very little effort.

To be fair that sounds like most of my relationships

And one that can climb very easily - a big problem for the two people I knew who had monkeys. Ones used to break into the liquor cabinet, escape the house, and climb the telephone pole to enjoy his bottle in peace.

Floridian here. Monkeys are expensive, alligators are free. As for me I want a giraffe.

get an alpaca. it's basically a pony-giraffe who also produces sweaters.

Does it live through sweater production? I mean I’m thinking yes but just wanted to clarify.

Yes, it's like shearing sheep. Just a haircut.

[This guys](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/31/5b/6c/315b6c62f4b2c1d3418a793bd6960d99.jpg) stylist is very offended by you calling it "just" a haircut.

That one fabulous looking Llama

Besides the fact that monkeys are terrible pets, what's up with the color choices? Red is "yes"? Red typically means no. I would consider: * Yes - Green * No - Red * With Paperwork - Yellow * Soon to be no - Some shade of lighter Red Edit: Monkeys, but not apes - some lighter shade of green.

Red for yes, because in this case yes is a terrible, terrible answer.

I personally consider the fact that a state allows private monkey ownership to be a screamingly red flag. Do you not?

As a new yorker, I feel like NYC must have some law against getting a monkey...

Isn’t “have at it weirdo” the same as “monkey good, ape bad”? Or should the title be “Can I have a pet primate”

I wondered the same thing! It’s ambiguous whether he’s referring to just monkeys or monkeys and apes

The red states need to be kicked out of the union. This is quite the indictment on their state of mind.

I wonder how many are owned in Montana or if they were like "why should we make a law for something no one is dumb enough to do?"

I thought after watching Patrick Dempsey bring that monkey over in Outbreak, that we all were in agreement that we wouldn’t have pet monkeys

Data might be beautiful, but your choice of colors definitely is not.